As Tyler prepares to start a new job at age 67, he would be wise to follow Roth's lead and just be himself: No fake accents, no trying to pretend to be southern, no exploiting country music as a way to make money.

Jason Flom: "I think it was really for the general work that I do. I haven't done a ton of work on the arts side, but I have been involved for over 20 years trying to reform the criminal justice system."

"If you want to be a band, a rocker, a guy that can play music and jam with other people and be a real musician, then you've just got to go play as much as you can in front of as many people as you can any time, anywhere and live and breathe it. Put your head down and keep on swinging."